Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 17, 1881, Page 11

WHET BAKER C00, 1 Chamber of Commerce, CHICAGO. Stock Department Stocks and Securities bou and sold at New York, Boston: and Philadelphia Stock Ex- changes. Direct Wires from our office to our Eastern correspondents. Latest information concern- ing all Railroad Stocks and Se- curities furnished on applica- tion. WM..T. BAKER, Member New York Stock Exchange. eb. DD New York Correspondents: ERs tr McCINNIS BROS. & FEARING. J, 7, LESTER & C0, STOCKS. AU Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold on N. ¥. Stock Exchange, 25 & 27 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, J. T. LESTER, Member New York Stock Exchange. CHAS. SCHWARTZ, + E. K. WILLARD, Member New York Stock Exchange. SAMUEL W. ALLERTON, Special. New York House—-SCRANTON & WILLARD, 72 Broadway, and 13 Newest. DIRECT. WIRE from our ofice to the scranton © Willard, opposite Stock Exchanges” Stocks also bought and sold in I- pa a Betumoee Boston, Philadel. GRAIN and PROVISIONS bought and sold or carried on margins. MONEY'TO LOAN On Cook County real estate at7 per cent, without eommission. Slorteages purchased, “i WM. C. REYNOLDS, SM Dearborn-st., Room & THE UNION TRUST CO., Northeast Corner Madison and Dearborn-sis., receives savings deposits and allows Interest on same subject wo the rules of the bank, G. M. WILSON. Cashier. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, D. H. TOLMAN & CO. 164 KANDOLPH-ST., CHICAGO. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Bought and sold, or carried at rezular Bourd of Trae Yates, or mancins of one cent per bushel on wheat, Corn, and outs, 2c per barret on pork. und cents rtierce on lird accepted. Protity and losses fim- ved to extentof marxins deposited, less commissions. No further liability incurred. Agents wanted. Cor- Teypondence solicited. FASHION'S TYRANNY. The Serfdom of “Society? People. Pall Mall Gazette (London). One of the strangest anomalies in this age of. liberty is the abject spirit shown by that small section of the commuuity in fashion- able slang styled “Society.” Sorely against the grain they still go through the round of paintal “corvees” which Fashion requires attheir hands. The workers among us are Wide-awake enough to see that the length of time an abuse has lasted is a reason against rather than forits maintenance. ‘They wholly Tefuse to run on ina set groove inerely be- cause it is expected of them. But this cow agevous independence: the ornamental idle! have not yet attained to, Fashion rules their souls and bodies utterly, and, though they grumble sorely at_its tyranny, they dare not ki instit ‘The “season” is the great socia! observance of their year; and, since, like the Passover, it can only be kept in the Capital, thither they throng in multitud “keep the feast.” “And. when there, wh an intinit amount of pains and penalties they endure; what ies, what disappuint- ments, What bodily tatizue from long uight- Watches, what weariness of spirit from con- tact with uncongenial minds,—all to keep their place in the world of Fashion, And this same Fashion is a‘cruel tyrant, She rules them with a rod of iron, She shapes their garments; reyulates their diet; chouses: their friends for them; appoints their tailors, their teachers, their dovtors; selects their amusements: directs their taste in beauty and in art; dictates their opinions on mat- ters of art, literature. ana science. They dare not call even their very souls their own, for Fashion decrees where they may or m not suitably to their station worship their Creator. Much such grievances as da gf yore were looked on justifications of revolt are , toxlay lly endured by the freeborn “Briton, who wishes to come to the front in the strug- gies of Society. For what is the brickmak- ing without straw, for instance, compared to the perplexity of matchmaking without cli- gible bachelors, or ball-giving without danc- ing men? And what were “corvees” of ruadiaking, or nightly thrashing of ponds to silence croaking frogs, to the task of mal- ing one’s way into the most select sucie! to the pain of ening with 2 smile to sour imusic that you would fain silence, but dare not because it is ina Duke's drawing-room ? ‘Then the driving from door to door leaving which occupies so much of a fine time, what an unmeaning and useless A 1 And the attendance on that dreary species of entertainment falsely called an “At Homme,” though there is no time when people feel less at home in their own house than during its coutinuance,— what does it profit either man or woman Dat, of all the corvees that Fash‘ n_re- quires at the hands of her slaves, U : giving Ot a ball is the most tu be dreaded. ‘To achieve the giving of a ball that by compe- tent authorities is considered very good, is a g.eat sucial success, and places the giver on 2 sort of pinnacle above her fellows. But to this, as to all great position: the way lies through the valley of humiliation. She who would succeed must be prepared to put her pride in her pocket as she tkes her money ont. She mustsubmit herself to the will of the presiding Zenius of the balls of the sea- son. This social autocrat is a personage of greatiuportance, She i high in rank, se- yere- in morals, first in fashion; and, if the giver of the 1 be a new-comer to town, she pot only invites her company for her, but When they arrive, introduces the hostess to her guests.. But then the matter must be Jett entirel# in her hands. The hostess must on ho account presume to. invite her own friends, or. the great lady may threaten to throw the whole thine up. Then there are certain other dig- nitaries, known as the keepers of the lists of dancing men, Whose good oflices must be se- cured, a5 on them devolves the onerous duty of providing a supply of men worthy in every respect to waltz with the “nicest irls.”” e ‘And what is the substantial result of all this toil and trouble? A few more invita- tions to parties, which, when the time comes, the invited usually think it a bore to go to; a great crowd of acquaintances, whom they Hardly know by sight, and among whom they cannot count one friend; days and nights wasted in feverish frivolity, justified by the vain excuse that all these things are the duties expected from persons in a cer- tain position. Yet, take these persons one by one, and you will tind that they cordially detest the whole thing. They quite agree as to the absurdity of driving about “leaving cards,” like touters for cheap wines or quack mnedicines. They all secretly rebel at having to bow down before those whom they can neither admire nor respect, sulely because they are of more exalted ran than themselves. ‘hey feel acutely the hard- ship of keeping a numerous retinue of serv- ants to assist one another in doing nothing. A latent spark of common sense. kindles into Tevolt at having to submit their houses peri- odically, under the mask of merrymaking, to the invasion of a mixed multitude, no one of whom—were they to own their_ secret thoughts—they ever desire “to look upon again. Yet they dare not throw off the y ules and so they goon year after year, pen dinss their labor indeed for that which satistiel a not, following one another like sheep, an echoing each other’s words till they loo: on it as the unpardonable sin for any one to ex- press an opinion of his own. Surely the time is ripe for revolt, if some one would only arise to preach the strange doctrine that there is no reason why the rich should not be as independent as the poor, if they ouly have 4 Moral courage to strike against thay har taskmaster, “Society.” .dfetropoiltan Eiewa BUSINESS. A Fair Business in Railroad Stocks, and an [rregular Tone—The Gianger Stocks Lower. St. Paul Leading the Rest Downward—A Big | Increase in Local Bank Clearings . for the Week. ae The Produce Markets Active and Lower A Revulsion in Pork Products, Wheat and Oorn Fasier at the Autset, but Alosed Strong—Oats Higher. FINANCIAL. Tusmess was slower on Saturday in the Agere- Rate; with moderate activity in a few leading lines ouly. The feeling in stocks was nervous and unsettled. Tho New York stock market was fairly active and weuk, decliutng 4@5 per cent, the latter on St. Paul, which led the list inthe downward movement. The unfavorable crop reports, es- Pecally those concerning the wheat in the Northwest, were the chief causea for the wenk- ness, and the bearswere not slow to use them for all’ they were worth, Tne war among the trunk lines alko depressed the Vanderbilts, though the fluctuations were not violent. The market rallied before the close, under a de-- mand from the short Interest, but closed rather weak and uncertuin. The Granger stocks suffered more or less from bad crop-reports, Northwestern closed 1 point Jower, with moderate trading, and it appearcd to have some support. The leading feature was St. Paul, which opened tc lower, at 122%, fell off to 118, and closed at 115%. , The reports from the wheat dls- tricts along this Hne were unfavorable, and it was reported early that the Milwaukee clique were selling out. . Woerishopper is said to have tbrown overboard about 50,000 shares. Many have thought the stock too high for some timo past, and have looked updh it us a dangeroua element on the market, They profess, there- fore, not-to be surprised at the tumble of yes- torday, and say the end is not yet. Western Union was one of the strongest stocks in the city, udvancing at the outset one point, and closing one-hiif higher. The recovery and relative strength of Western Union was due to the action of Gould, who assumed the payment of the divjlends. The injunction on them was subsequently vacated. It was again given out that the Company would soon pay an8 per cent dividend. Louisville and Nasbville advanced on the strength of favorable reports of its condition. St. Joe preferred was also higher, and the Pa- cifies didn’t change much. The elevated rail- way properties recovered tone. The following shows the rauge of stocks yes- terduy: Oven=| High- | Low- + Clos Stocks, ing. ‘at. | ina. Cu, B.& Qn... we | ie Tilinois Central. Cbicazy & Altua, LB. V New York Michigan Central. Loulavitie & Nusiivilie.. West, Union ‘Tel. Co. Pacttic Math. Heading, Chesapeske & Ohio: Do ursts preferred: ial’ S if Do preferred Kan. & Texa Chicagu & rihwestern. Do preterred . Erie. Do preferred Erie seeunds Lake Shore. Wabash, St. Do preferred Union Texas Haei Northern Pacltic St Paul... Missouri” Psciti New Jersey Centr Delaware, La . Take Erie & Weeternt Manhattan. Ont. & Westerii St. Louis & San Denver & Kiv Grande. Ohio Central. Morris & Esse: Met bie Oregon Bi M. ed bunds: Central arizona Central Pacitie. Mar, & C., Ist pfd.c2:2 St. Paul Minn & Shinn: ee At the city banks there was an active counter demand for money yesterday, and the currency orders from the country were rather more lib- eral. Loans were made at 4@5 per cent on call, and &@7 per ceut on time. New York ex- change sol at 80e@$1.00 per $1,007, being weaker under increased offerings. The clearings were $7,000,000—the same as on Friday; and the clear- iags for the week aggregated $41,850,000, arainst $23,778,000 for the same week last year. Government bonds were quiet and steady, 3.653 being quoted stronger. ‘The local quotations Yor District of Columbia 3.65s were 1033{@II the 3! were 102!:@103: the 4s were 1163; @1163¢ ane wie 4!3s were 1I43@1My. € Foreign exchange was wenk, prime sterling being quoted cusier at 481@4S133 for sixty days. Loca! securities were rather quiet. City and county bouds were strong, with few on sale. Railroad bonds were off in sympathy with a wenk stock market. Tho sales were light. On the Stock Bourd sale was made of 4,000 shares Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific 5s at 9724; 400 shares Frisco at 21@24. Sale was algo reported of 10,000 St, Paul 63, Pacific Division, at 0X; and interest. Some other sales were made but not reported. ~ Following are the Stock Board quotations: Chicazo, M. & St. P. IL 73,1, & D. Ex. 1408 Chicago, M. &S5t PI IE Gs, Chi. & Pac Iw. Chicago, SL &:8t PLILIC Gx Dubuque Di. Chi M&St. 7 It 15s, Min. Pe MSE PI at Ss, Chieuzo'é& Northwestern 5s. 19 Chicuzo, Box Q. RW 44, 1918. Burlington & Mo, 4s, in Nebraska, “1910, Wabash, st. 1. P. ist mor hi, Dt Mr. Edward L. Brewster, the broker, has been elected a member of the New York Stock Ex- change. Lhe rapid growth of the stock and bond business in this city has created a local demand for admission to the New York Ex- chunge, and there ure now seven resident mem- bers. Within a week $3000 has been paid to become a member of the Exchange, while seven years ago the price was $4,000 or $5,000. It is predicted that the prico,will rise to £50,000 with- in two years. The following isthe New York bank state- ment to July 16: Loans, decrease. Speele, increase Lezal tende! Deposits. Increase. Cireulntion, tnere: Reserve, inereus * BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK. To the Western Associated Press. NewYonk, July 16.—Governments were quiet and unchanged. In the railroad bond market Peoria, Decatur & Evansville incomes declined to 86 tron 83; Texas & Pacitic land-grant incomes to 83 from Sis; Kaneas & Texas seconds to 83% from 64%; Louisville & Nashville general mortghge 6s to 103% frum 107%; Erie second consolidated to 1008; from 102; do funded 5s to 9S% from 99133 and Kansas & Toxas second mortgage 63 to 94 from 95. State securities were dull. The stock market opened weak and lower, ex- cept for Western Union, which was 14 higher. The entire list declined sharply in early deal- ings, but subsequently recovered a fraction. During the afternoon speculation aguin became Wwenk, and a sbarp pressure to sell was devel- oped, in which Granger shares were tnust promi~ nent. The lowest figures of the day were touched after the second Board, when the de- cline from last night ranged from }3 to the latter St. Paul and Northwest. The tru: ues and Union Pacitic were ulso prominent. ‘Toward the close a fractional recovery took place, which was partiully. lost| in the tinal sales. There was a borrowing for stocks to-day, and deliveries were very irreguiur in some leading shares. St. Paul loaned ut 12 to flat; Michigan Central flat to 1 per cent for car- rying; Luke Shore 1 per eent for carrying; aud other sbares 2@3 per cent for carrying. A large nuinbder of Oblo Central privileges were taken to-day. The sbarp decline in Milwaukee & St. Paul was generally attributed to the closing out of the long-standing bull scvount in the stock, but unfavorable crop-reports and snort sales ey st da depressing intiuence. e a ee oentD Post's tinancial article says: “The Stock Exchange markets continue, so far Be speculation controls them, to be feverish an e unsettled, principally because: there are as xet po signs of the termination of the trunk railro: War, and because it is a critical time with the |° crops In'the purt of the country where the rally roads ‘are lurgely dependent on a good burvest fdr a paying trattic. This being the sit- uation, even those who believe that prices will rule much higner huve nut the courage to buy ‘at present. Muny timid holders are selling, and the only spirit snowu is on the part of the bears,’ who accordingly have the market. In a word, then, it may be said that the ‘bull inter- at iazaons Hquidating, white the short Inter- xs lnereasing, having tho cour: recent successes to Duck’ it.” pad aacat Transactions were 253,000. | Now Vure Canter Lacks. & West 100) Nortnern Pacitie pi 5. & Kio Grande... 2vu)[Ontane & Western, Erie. 2.13000 Ohio Central 1,400; Pacitic Sai Fast. Paul OOS Paul & Oinalia: #00|'Texas Pacitic... 103} Union Pacitie.. 1000] Wabash Paci 4,500] Wi Louisville & Nashv' ae Lake Erie & Wes Michizan Contra, Missouri Pucitie Northwestern.. GOVERNMENTS, U8}¢‘43. coupon. tt) Pueltie ds of He noNns, €. P. bonds, Ist pfd....17 Tennessee, new. Erle weconds TOL |U. F tr Misyourl ts. Joe... Virgiola, St. P. £3. Virginia, deferred.,...0i3{ ‘Tennosseu é 7 Money market easy at 23 2 Prime mercantile pape: Sterling exchange, b0-da: mand, 486. ‘Tho foltowing is the weekly bank statement: Louns, decrease, $4,112,409; specie. increase, $4,- 215,100; legul tenders, increase, $774,100; deposits, increase, 31,330,50U; circulation, increas¢, $31,- 100; reserve, increase, £4.653,075. The banks now bold $11,203,725 Jn exvess of their legal re- quirements, BOSTON. Boston, July 16.--Stocxs closed as follows: er cent, closing at 414 per cent. , Steady at 484; de- 881—TWENTY. PAGES ‘Broom-corn was steady and unchange;.In green fruitslemons remain firm at tho recent advance, with very small stocks reported. Berries. were in plentiful supply ut lower prices. Grease and tallow ure dull, without change im quotations. Potatoes were ateads at $2.50 per Bil'for now. Builaing materals continue active and firm at the prices ruling for.the past month. There is nochange to note in the Wool market, Which is atlilduil and slow. Seeds were inactivo;.tlax- seed selling at $1.18 for cash and $1.1{ seller Sep- tember. In timothy there was some trading in futures, August selling at $2.10 and Septembér at $2.00. Lake froights were easy with the reported charters, those of small vessels qt 3c for corn to Buflulo. Appearances indicated that for larger Jonds a concession from this rate would have been necessary. The aggregate room engaged was 217,000 bu corn and 0,000 bu wheat. PROVISIONS. HOG PRKODUCTS—Were unsettled and lower. Lard was active and weak; purk was dull, und tower in sympathy; und meats declined, with ttle life in the deal exceptin changes on local futures. Liver- pool reported adecline of din lard, und the local hog market was about Se lower. Perhaps these facts induced the sending of several orders to sell ard for September. Four tirms were offering to sell at the same Ume, and, with litte demuna, prices felt rapidly svan.after the market opened. ‘They partially tfeedvered Inter, but the feeling wns tamo throughout, ‘There was only a licht shipping domand for stuff, but the reported shipaents were Jane, especially of meats, ‘The summer packing ot th cley ts reported at LiSSHW hows to date, agalast 1,522.00) to do Inst yenr, und 1213,00) to do in 137). < MESS Polui—Declined te per brl tor August, and closed TI: lower thun on Friday afternoon, with September relatively trmer, and other detiveries dull. Sates wero reported of SW dria sell £17.40817.43; 5,0 bris* seller Augus! 22M bris seller September st $17,404! Drie. ‘The market gloved gulet xt £17. f reseller July, #17.sig¢l.@) for August, aud Water Power. 61 i UW for september, Boston Land, 1g | HT Nit—dnly declined about Sdeper 1001s. Septem- . Sid | per declined seetsc. but closed only Isc lower than Sr* | ontue arcernvon call of Friday. August ranged Ti | through about %c, being relatively’ steady, though i wi ed bs the free offerings ‘for September. Aitchison «Topeka: i tes eller July ut ge; uston d& Albany, id Colony... 1. veld Z 4 Boston & Maiue.rcs...1d [itutlund preferrcd.... 2% | dlsuell.so: 50) tes seller October at SiLLGLL is SOREIGN, {Bad tes Seller the year at s1u2xG10. eck) Ne ‘The market closed “steady ut #120 for round m.—Consols un- American securities—4s, 119%; Ilinots Central, 16; Pennsylvania Central, oie: New York Cen- tral, 14743: Erle, 43%; do scconds, 1084. PAnts, July 16.—Kentes, 8f sc. MINING NEWS. SAN FRANCISCO. . Lonpox, July 16.—1 changed. a. SAn FRANCiscO, July 16.—Mining stocks closed as follows: , Mexica sony Northern Haile... Opnir Oro Overmi Potost . Water erra Nevada. Iver Ki ip-Pop Union Consoiidated:: 9 Wales, i Yellow Jie Grand Price. urpto’ Hale & Nore Mount Di BOSTON. COMMERCIAL. The following were the receipts and shipments of leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock Saturday morning and for the corresponding time a year ago: fe RECEIPTS. SHIPHENTS. ARTICLES. Flour, bris., Wheat, bu.. Corn, bi Grass Seed, Flaxseed, Ibs. Broom-corn, ib: Cured ments, Ibs. ‘Fallow, Ibs) Butter, Ibs, dive how: Gatue, Sheep, No Hides. tbs Iizhwines, Gris, Wool, Ibs... Potatoes, by Coal, tons, diay, tons, Luuiber, Shingies Salt, bri Poultry, 1b: om becuse, bxx Green upples, bris.. The following grain was inspected into store inthis olty Saterday morning: 4 cars low grade winter wheat, 1 cur mixed, 35 cars No. 2spring, 53 cars No, 3.do, 9 cars rejected, 2 cary no grade (10t wheat) 325 curs No.2 corn, Of cars high mixed, 1 car new de, 2 car new mixed, 220 cars and 6,000 bu rejected, % cars no grade (547 corn); 37 care white outs, Scars No.2 mixed, 23 cars re- Jected, 1 car no grade (91 onts); 3 cars No. 2 rye, 1 cur rejected; lcar No. 3 barley, 4 cars low grade do. Total (752 cars), 300,000 bu. Inspected out: 55,870 bu wheat, 390,746 bu corn, 2,369 bu oats, 2,714 bu rye. The following were the receipts of breadstuffs in this olty during last week: Tuly 15, July s, Flour, pris, Wheat, bu. ats,’ bi Rye, bu. Bariey, bu. ‘Tho leading produce markets were moderately active Saturday, and much unsetticd. Pro- visions were lower. Lard was depressed carly by the simultaneous receipt of several orders to sell for September, and remained down; though partially reacting later. Pork wa3 very dull, and meats rathor so, both falling off in sympathy with lard, Wheat was higher on the while, with the strength mostly in September, owing to lib- eral ehunging over into that month from Au- gust, supposed to be by the Cincinnati clique. ‘The market was quite strong in tho-latter part of the session, in sympathy with a better tone in Europe, and poor reports from the West. Corn was rather weak early, but, rallied later, with a good sbipping demand, when wheat turned stronger. Oats were active and again higher for this month, but with less excitement than the previous day. Other grain was quiet Mess pork closed 1233:@l5e lower, at NisiH@ 17.00 for August and the same tor September. Lurd closed weaker, at $1L1214@1L95 selter Au- gust and $11.50@11.52% seller September. Short ribs clnsed 10c lower, at $8.724@8.75 for August and $8.8245@855 tor September. Wheat closed firmer, at $1.12%G1.13 for August and $1.123@ 1.12; for September. Corn clused 4@Xe lower, at 474@siXe for August and 474@i7Ne for September. Oats closed Je higher, at 421:¢ for July and 287¢ for Aucust.: Rye closed steady at 96c for spot, %e (new and old) for July, and &%GSke for August. Burley closed nominally at $1.00 for No. 2 and for No.3. Hogs wero active at 5c decline, light selling a t$6.208.45 and heavy at $6.0UG6.65. Cattle were dull and weak ‘nt $2,500.15. The receipts for the week were 4,000, 155,000, and 7,700 sbeep, against 24,102 cattle, 120,319 bogs, and 3,712 sheep for the cor- responding week last year. f Dry-goods jobbers report continued quict. A good many orders aro coming in, but. they are generally for small quantities for the freshen- ing up of stocks, and make a comparatively sinull aggregate. The market continues steady. There wus a fair cnil tor staple and fancy gruceries, and the market again ruled steady and firm. Quotations were not subjected to any change. In dried fruits there was considerable activity, and prices remained firm all around. There was quite 2 boom in apples, tha mar- ket advancing 4@%C. Raisins continue very strong, with London layers advanced $3.00G3.10. There is considerable excitement in the market for canned fruits. There is speculative activity, and prices are rapidly advancing. The fish trade was moderately active, with prices gener- ally steady. Whitetisb, which are still arriving freely, were quoted lower, at $5.00@5.7. ‘Trout are not plentiful, and remain firm. The cheese murket was less uctive, exporters being about the only buyers. The late marke® advance bas driven the home trade temporarily from tho market. Full creams were quoted at 9% Give, and good to choice part skims at S@dc. Butter was in good request at full prices, or at W@2ie for croamery und at 19@3e for dairy. No changes were noted fr the bar- ging, lenther, coal, and pig-iron tnarkets. Uils were steady excepting extra and No. 1 lard oils. which were udvanced to Sic and 6c respectively. Hay was Grmer and, more active fur the loval trade, while the shipping demand Is still light. Most grades were quotable at $1.00 advance. Ai, closing 3 Bites its, spot or seller July, $1L426911.96 for August, and HiW for September. : dik ATS—Declined about We per 100 Ibs on local fut- tures, and closed le lower than on Friday, while ex- port cuts were held utabout previuus seures. Sales were reported of 330,00: Ibs short ribs at $703.75 spot, $0246.75 seller AuLust, und $.70@3.55 seller SSprember; GW) pes yreen hans (15 Ibs) ate. Prices of leading cuts were us follows at 2 o’cluck: ‘Shoul-[L. &S. | Short ders, | clears.| clears. Loose, part salted. BO | 8820 Do, boxed, ‘940 July, louse, 20 ist, fu Ey Au; September, lo ‘Short rivs, sellei clears quoted at ‘August. closed aS, touse aud 8.0 boxed: Jands, Keul{c ed; long-cut tiams, WY G@l3jc: swee! pickled hun cuted ut Wulllfe for ‘Isgit averuze; 1) HUIS, BA TUE BELA, Diy: acon quoted ut twcise for shoulders, 9(@1c for shortribs, 1u@10L{c for shortcieurs, Wie@lic for hans, alfeanvased and packed, z HEBE—Was quiet at $10.25@1050 for mess, $1.50 12.50 for extra mess, und $21 22, BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR--Was more active, and quite frm. There was a good demand in proportion to the utf ings, soveral lots being wanted for export. Sales were reported of 100 bris winters (low grade) at $4.25: LOWY bris und 4,400 bass springs, partly at $5006.25; 3,20 sneks low grades at SLOVG12; und 225 bris_rye~ tour on private terns. Total, equal to 4.20 bris. Win- tertlours were quoted at $%5.30G6385; sbipping springs $5.5065.0: the low grade springs at R0KG4.50. tye Hour at about 8.065.054. oTuxe MILLstUres—Were in moderate supply and strong. Sales were revorted of Scars bran at $10.Kk> 10.75 on track. and $10.25%011.25 on board; 1 car mitd- dlings at £12.75; 4 cars wheat screenings nt $16.50G22.00; lear feed at $15.0; und car coarse corn-meal at $17.00 per ton free on board. SPRING WHEAT—Was active and irregular. August declined 3@3e, then advanced IXe, sod closed ce ubove the latest price of Friday, while September closed 3GXe higher; the diterence be- tween the prices for the two months being reduced toabuut3¢e The British markets were called quiet but firm, with an advance of2u per cental in Liver- pool; but our receipty were sumewhut larger, while the stocks in sture have apparently decreased ab out 115,0W bu during the week. New York was reported easier, Our market wns generally spoken of as weak early, because August was lower. But must of the selling orders fur next month seemed to be Qecompanied by orders to buy for September. In other words, the lungs were suuply transferring thelr deals, In preparation for the Au- ust deli: ortes, and the ditereuce between the two Months sbrunk for that reason, After these tmins= fers were made the market strengthened all round, the reports from the interior being fur from comfort- tig to the bears. ‘Tho weuther was wuin unsetiled and unfavorable for harvesting, und the reported chartering of freight roum indicated a freer vutward muveruent. Cush No. 2 closed at $L1136 for car lots, and $11 for round ios. Spor sales were reported of #,00y bu und dt ears No.2 at $L.lulgig L163 4 cars No. 3 at S104; tral do abyute sic); T re- jected “at, ‘ste; Centrad “at Ser and cars by sumple at Wewsl.tds. ‘Total about TAO). bu. No. saleg of Minnesota whent were hoted. Seller Auxus¥ opened at L.1276@1.1% sold at #LEHg, declined to 4112, advanced to él. and closed at $Lijyel! Seller September ” sold AL gLUNG@LI ciusing at $1.0. October was 1¢ G@ke below September early, to ic premium later, and the year sold at sLiswgLbi'g. Seller the munth ranged nt # LLL, closing at #11 WINTER WireaT—Was Inacuy lear No. Sat 31.050n track, CORN—Was active and irregularly lower. Aucust declined JséeSac, and closed He below the latest price of Friday. ‘The British markets were quoted a sade firmer, but New York wus dull, Uur receipts were not Inrxe, ind the stocks in story bere appear to have de- creased about one-third of a mullon bu during the weel leaving us less than LowON bu on “hand, with — shellin roceeding' slowly in the couiitry because of recent bad weather, ‘There was, however, less of demuud to tii] July shorts at the outset, and shippers took advantage of thls to hold oif for tuwer prices, as wheat was easier, and there was a littie more corn offering for September. Hut the demand was good enouzh to stiifen the market except the sale of towards noon, und it was firm later. Cash No.2 closed utdcic. Spot sules were reported o} and lil curs No.2 und high mixed at sedi OU bu we: ‘sample at OX bu and SG cars do at Sk@ts'{c tree on J. 't bu. Seller August suld early at dike, deel ‘advanced to die, and closed ni {ise asked. Seller September sold ut sg i “ie bid. Seller the month sold at ide, closing at 4c bid. October sold ut 47x42 G, und the year at +xb- ‘OATS—W ere again strong and upward, opening Yc above Friday’s highest fzure, und advancing steudily tll near the close, the appreciation for the day bln I@iXe per bu. The advance on, the later options was notso marked, being Male. ‘The number of oper- ators was quite larve, nd the demand was supposed to have come principally from the shorts. in New York the market dues not appear to be much tnilu- enced by the boom here, prices. being steady atthe rates ruling enrlyin the week. No. 2 gilt-edged sold enrly at dic, and, after advancing steadily to t24;c, fell of and closed strong at Di%c. Seller July opened st disc and closed steady at ce Seller August opened at 2ige und closed at Bic. Seller Sepuember opened at Zisse and clused at 2c, with Octuber seliing ut 2r3ge at the opening, and cius- ing at2}je. Seller the year was nominully Z3ge bid. ‘he sample murket was quiet, at higher fgures than the day previous. Cush sales were mude of 2 cars und $,00 bu at 2442}<c for No. 2 in store; Y curs by sample aL for rejected mixed und iSisaslé for re- Jected white on track; Il cars at sickle for rejected white, und 40¢ilWe for No. 2 white. Total, abou 360K) ba, IY E—Was quiet and steady, nt Sic bid for spot, aye for July old or new, Sigase for August, und 31 for Septem! ‘The olferings were Hkbt, and @ste several deliveries held strong. Casit sales were, We Gt cars uti for fresh old, und iGe for new ty wade this month, Total, equal to about 3,0 bu. arrive BAKLEY—Was inactive und quotable nominally tt $1,00 for No.2 and se Cush sales were minde of Lear by sample at se for No. 5 on track. ‘Total equal to about oW) bu. LATER. ‘There was considerable trading In wheat after the Board, and higher prices were made, Auxust selling at flay and September st$L1% Corn und provisions were quiet. BY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Livenroot, July 16-11: a. m,—FLOuR—No. 1, Its Gaz Nu. 2.98 Gd. Gia1y—Wheat—Winter, No. 1, 98 10d; No. 2 93 4d; spring, No. 1, 98 4d; No. 2 9%; white. No. L os 6d5 No, 2,983a3 club, No. 1, 98 Nd: No.2, 9s 7d. Corn, 43 ‘usd. PRovIstons—Vork, 74s. Lard, 303, Livenroot, July 1é—PRovist Ws. American choice stendy a pring No. 2 firmer at 9s td. UR—Extra State steady nt 123 3d, S—Dull and easier; 69-16@mgd; sales, 6,00 ‘specuiation und export, 500; American, 1153. MED OLL—MseHs td. Tenprstixe—Spirits, 3s cA: BrEr—Extra India mess, 121s. : i July 16,-TCUPENTINE—Spirite, 223, vi July 16.—PETROLECM—19f. ‘Whe following were recelved by the Chiengo Board of Trade: : heat firm and a shade higher; red winter, #s ‘Miz No. 2 spring, 3 No. date, fs Id. Corn steady at 30 iid. Carzves off consi~ Whent, in moderate demand and steady. Corn trm atid advance. ‘To arrive—W he: O1—Whent Erm; spring = Corn ste: Manx La it steady. | Ce Shade easier; tair average Aouerican mixed, Carcoes on passage—Wheat quiet, Corn tirtn," PAHIS —Woheut und flour firm. NEW. YORK, New Yor, Jaly 16—COTTON—Doll; 31 9-16@1l elce; futures barely steady; July, Uote: August. ILGie: September, U-bic: Uetober, 10.460; November. i0.se; Decembet 10.3ie; March. 1. ” FLOCR— Uuiet and unchanged; receipts, 3,400 bris: exports, 34) bris. GkAIN—Wheat opened Jower; ecelpts, 11L0” bu: exports, I graded spring, $1.lu; No.2 Cbici closed, a shade bu; steamer, Sade; No. ribs tirmer atsis td, Laré+lrime Western steady at September, 57}4@88e Oats unsettled: recoipts, 21,000 bu; Western mtxed, <2e5c: bugs. i Hoke eomialty ‘inchanged,. aes vs yeariin sey Westerg, luaets Now Voresmie gars and GkocwikS—Coffee quiet and unchanged: quoted ats4et HAS: Job lots. 224: Suzar gulec but firm: Bominal. tice Guierbut steady, Noses dull and VETKOLECTM—Dall and weak; United, ger crude, } 7c. “trie. EGGS—Quiet but steauy'at 16@leyie. LraTusn—Firay; beter demand: Ayres, and io Grande Mente ailddie aha bene ween Bee, Yuoi—Qulet but steady: domestic tleece.hiesse; pulled, s0aihe; unwashed, gw: Texae Liewee ee Puovisions—Vork dutl and unsettled; ola mess, HS.09. “Beef firm at $8.00@9.75; Indin mess, BS.0). Cut meats shade tirmer; long clear middies, Ygc; “short do, fc. Lard strong; prime steam, 313,00.” " BUTTER—Qulet but steady at 11: CUFESE~Dull and unsettied: GARFIELD ON LINCOLN. Wow a Eulogy by the Former Came to Be Delivered on the First Anniver- sary of the Martyred President's Death. Cleveland (0,) Leader, The attempt to murder President Garfield has caused the publication of many incidents and reminiscences connected with the assasi- nation of President Lincoln, and among them was the speech delivered by Gen. Garfield in the House of Representatives on the first an- | niversary of Lincoln’s death. The circum- stances under which that speech was deliy- cred are of interest, and were narrated in de- tail to the writer of this article by President Garfield, a short time after hisnomination at Chicago. Thespeech was made in the spring of 1868, when the difference of opinion and pol- ivy between President Johnson and the lead- ers of the Republican party in Congress, which afterward broke out into an open quarrel, had already begun to show itself. The anniversary of President Linvoln’s death came round; and, by some oversight, both. Houses of Congress adjourned the day pre- vious without taking any action to commem- orate the anniversary. Bresident Johnson, who was very quick to see and seize upon a political advantage, observed this omission, and took occasion to make a little capital for himself. Accordingly a proclamation bear- ing his signature appeared in the morning papers of April 14, 1866, announcing that it was the anniversary of the death of Presi- dent Lincoln, and that in commemoration of that sad event all tne Executive Departments of the Government would be closed for the day, By this action he expected to pose be- fore the country in an attitude of greater sympathy and more abiding remembrance of i@ martyr President than that assumed by Republicans in Congress. At least that was the impression made upon Schuyler Colfax, who was then Speaker of the House, when he read the proclamation in the papers. ile hastened to Gen, Garficld’s committee-room, arriving there only a few minutes defore the time for calling the House to order. *Gen- eral,” he exclaimed, “the President has stolen a march upon us. The House has omitted to take any notice of the fact that to-day is the anniversary of Lincoln’s death, while President Johnson has issued a proc- famation closing the Departments. Now, you must rise in your place as soon as the Chaplain has concluded his prayer, and in a brief speech pay a tribute to Lincoln’s mem- ory, and move an adjournment.” ien. Garfield protested that he had no tine to prepare a suitable speech for such an oc- easion, and that, as he was among the young- er members of Congress, having served only one term, some older member ought to as- sume the duty. But Mr. Colfax persisted that Garfield was the only available man for the place, and the latter at last reluctantly consented to fillit. The Speaker departed, and, as the General, locking his door, paced up and down his room a few minutes, medi- tating on the outline of his proposed re- marks, some appropriate lines from ‘Tenny- son’s “In Memoriam” came to his mind. Hehad not read them for many years, and had no time or opportunity to refresh his recollection of them by the text itself; but they seemed to atford so appropriate a Key- note to lis speech that he deterinined to quote them from memory, Accordingly, after the session of the House had been opened by prayer, he moved that the tead- ing of the Journal be dispensed with, and, that beg done, moved that the House ad- journ, and delivered a brief but remarkably ‘eloquent and appropriate speech, in which he introduced the quotation from ‘Tennyson as follows: | 3 “Itis (Lincoln’s) character is aptly de- seribed in the words of England’s great laureate—written thirty years ago—in which he trace’ the upward steps of some Divinely gifted man, Whose life in low estate began, 4 And on a humble village green! Who breaks big birth’s invidious bar, ‘And grasps the skirts of happy chance, ‘And breusts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star; And, moving up from bigh to hicher, Becomes, on Fortune's crowning slope, ‘The pillar of a people's nope, The ceutre of the world’s desire. The speaker continued for ’ few sentences to. speak of Linculn’s assasination and the wiping out of slavery, and closed by a quota- tion from Julia Ward Tlowe’s “ Battle Hymn ofthe Republic.” After the adjournment, which followed immediately, he sent to the Congressional Library for Tennyson’s poems, and Was gratified to find that his memory of the passage had been absolutely accurate. The ineident illustrates his wonderful quick- ness and tenacity of memory. The speech of itself was one of the mast admirable etforts of the kind ever delivered, especially when its entirely impromptu character is consid- ered. FRENCH REVOLUTION. Speech of Mr. Auguatu » Jacobson at the Bastille Celebration. At the French picuic Thursday, at which was celebrated the capture of tho Bastille, the fol- lowing speech was delivered by Mr. Augustus Jacobson: Before the destruction of tho Bastille very few Frenchmen had nuy rights whatever. The great mujority of Frenchmen bad only duties. ‘The few were born to commana. Thu mavy were born to obey. ‘The communding class was constantly. getting smaller. The obeying cluss was coustantly getting larger. Frenchmen were sent to the galleys tor life for killing bares, Frenchmen were bung upon the seatfold for shooting deer. ‘Che object of the Revolution was to establish the equal rights of all men. The principles of the Revolution were as wide as the earth and as broad as all humanity, ‘Co the end of time no higher words will be found than Liberty, Equal- ity, und Frateruity. The men of 1739 began a-struggle whieb will never cease till all men, everywhere, shall be free. "The France of the past is a monument to the stupidity and insecurity of despotism. The France of to-day is a living witness to the price- jess wisdom and security of liberty. Despotisin lett Fran in the very depths of humiliation ouly ten years ago, Self-government hus to- day placed her upon the very pinnacle of human welfare. France and the United States, by their moderation, by their prosperity, and by the payment of their debts, are making: Repub licnns faster than a million soldiers could make them. , What does Republicanism mean? It’ means that Government shall belp to vive every man a fair and equal chauee in the world. Repubtic- sin, dated frout 1789, has created 6,000,000 of al jund-bolders upon French soil. Republicanisar meuns ultimately a fur greater and fairer dis- tribution of all property. Republicanism means that every cuild born into the world shall _bav free of expense, the highest and best possible education, und as A consequence Republicanisi means ultimately greater comfort und prosper ity for alf{men,. ‘ Republicanisin means peac better food, better clothes, better hones. | te- publicanism means for all men more nourishing goup and more roust becf. = ‘The American Revotution of Ivié cuuld not have succeeded when it did without usststance trom France. On the other hand, if the Atmer- icun Revolution bad not succeeded, the French Kevoiution could not even. buve been bexun, France and the United States are mutually in- debted. ‘there is an interdependent buman brotherhood. We could not be all for our- selves we would, und would ‘The lowest nition tion for constitunional govecument for 4 hun: dred nations, even down to the lowest tribe of negroes in the interior of Afric. The success of che Freach Republic to-day menns ultimately an English Republic, a German Kepublic, 4 Seandinarian [epublic, and a Russian Republic. ‘The success of tne French Republic means ulti- mately peace, the abolishment of standing araufes, and the United States of Europe. ‘We American citizens doing our duty bere would love also to render service to France. How exn we do [t¥ Any service which we render to pure and ood goverament in the United States we render also to pure und good govern- mt In France. Let us. therefore, first and foremoat see tu it that the Land in whieb we. live shail be well governed! Let us see to it that this sbitil be Indeed the freest and must enlighteued Pri land on the etrth! So shall we serve America. So shail we serve France. So shall we serve all humanity. So shull we serve Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. Before purchasing elsewhere, examine the embroidery stock of Morgenthau Bros. & Co.. State and Monroe streets. “CITY SANITATION. Report of the Chief Inspector of Tenemént Houses for the Week, Fearfully Filthy Rookeries Here and There in Many of the Wards. Last Week’s Mortality Shows a De- crease—Contagious Diseases. ‘The report of William H. Genunig, Chief Ten- ement-House Inspector, for the past week, as made to Dr. De Wolf, shows that tho Depart- ment inspected 150 houses, containing 2,086 rooms, inhabited by 559 fumilies, consisting of 2,550 persons. There were fifty notices served and thirty-five nuisances abated. In the abate- ments are included the repairing of defective plumbing, the supplying of thirty traps, the cleaning of thirteen, and the building ot threo privies; four sewer connections were made, six new cateh-basins put in, and five cleaned. Two filthy houses were cleaned and thirty-seven rooms were whitewashed. Thirteen sewers were cleaned. ‘The following defective premises were found: SECOND WARD. From No. 571 to and including 581 State street, betonging to the Gage estate, six stores, with two ats above each. The tenements consist of ninety rooms, occupied by fifteer families, numbering fifty-tive persons. The plumbing work is leaky and untrapped in some purtions. ‘The water-closets are unventilated. Locul san- itary condition bad. The tenements are occu- Pied as furnished rooms, {n this connection it might be stated that the reports emanating froin the Snspector of the Second-Ward, Josepn Gruenbut, are remarkable for their incomplete- ness and exceedingly bud explanations. An im- provement in them should be demanded: by Dr.. je Wolf. Nos, 1822 to 13 State street, owned by Potter Palmer, occupied by sixteen families, who exist in 1u? rooms, there being 102 persons in the fum- illes. The waste-pipes are untrapped. ‘oe drainage is poor. Water-closets unventilated. Local sanitary condition very bud, us the yurds and alleys are filthy. ‘The walls ure dirty in tho rooms and haliwuys. Nos. 487 and 469 Dearbora pircet owned by Fred Frieberg. Full caten- asins. Nos. 517 to 523 Dearborn street, owned by the Chicago & Western Indiana Kuilroad Company. Tenements of fifty-six rooms, occupied by sev- enty-tive persons. Yhe waste-pipes ure un- trapped. The sewer is choked up, and the cateb- basins are full and overtiowing. The privy vaults are offensive, anc the eave-troughs broken. The walls aro dirty. Stagnaut water iu busemeut; the courts are filthy, and sewer- gas pervades the premises. Nos. 2% to and fucluding 228 Third avenue, owned by the Chicago & Western Indiana Kail- roud Company. Sink wuste-pipes untrapped. ‘The sewer is choked up, and the catch-basin full and overilowing. Privy vaults full and offen- sive. Tne walls are grimy with dirt, the court- Yard Is tilthy, stagnant water in the basement, rooms overcrowded, and sewer-gas contaminates 8 air. Nos, 1232 to 1236 State street, E. A. Cummings, Agent; a brick block of fifty-eight rooms. oc- cupied by thirty-six persons. Unventilated waste and soil pipes. Catch-basins full. Damp and musty bagementa, und the presence oi sewer-gas is noticeable throughout the premises. Nos. S34, $4414, and 36 Clark street. owned by Charles King. Une-story frame of fifteen rooms, occupied by twenty-one persons. Defective drainage, foul privies, full, and overflowing. Waste pipes empty.—the refuse on the ground. ¥IFTH WARD. No. 2104 Farrell street, owned by John Bender, two-story frame, of eleven rooms, occupied by twenty persons. Full and offensive privy vaults. Nos. “i0U and 7702 on the sume street, owned by same party. Poor drainage, foul privies, and choked sewer, No. 60 Bontleld street, owned by Bonfield, of Arcier avenue. ‘Two-story frame of eight rooms, occupied by seventeen persons, drainage bad, privy-vault defective, and nasty, and full. ‘The water-pipes empty on the ground under the house, creating a tearful and sickening stink. ‘There is u sewer in the street, but no connec- tion with it from the house. No. 48 Bontield street, owned by Bonfield, 2560 Archer avenue. [wo-storyframe@of ten rooms, occupied by twenty persons. Privy-vault full and offensive. ‘The privy itself is rotten and tumble-down, and unfit for use. Two children, aged respective 3 years and 1 month, huve died there within a short time of summer complaint. No. 78 Archer avenue, owned by John Kubalo, four-story, stone front, seven- teen rooms, occupied by sixteen per- sons. Bad’ plumbing, defective dratnuge. ‘There is a wauter-closot, the tilth droppms in a vault, two stories berow. The Inspector sugely remurks: *A child 9 years old recently died there of diphtheria.” The wuter-closet, of course, is_unventilated, and is in itself a nui- sance, and by its construction 2 very unhealthy and undesirable adjunct to the premises. Nos. 53 and 55 Elgin strect, owued oy a man named Hamilton, who offices on Clark, near Madison street. The drainage {s bad, The privy vault is full.and running over. There is no water upon the premises to supply the threo familivs who live In the house. There are two cottugus in the rear of the lot, oue facing Eigin street and the other Stewart avenue. The tive fumilies huve to rely on their neighbours for water. One door and some of the window-sushes are gone. The walls are reeking with ancicat grime, and the plastering 1s knocked off tho walls ‘in many places. And, remurks the Inspector, “there bas been one doth there recently, babe. C should consider these premises unit for human babitanon.” No. 29 Portland avenue, owned by W. R. Kellogg, No. 4u9 Warren avenue. ‘The place fs 2 two-story frume of nine rooms, occupied by nine persons. The drainage is bad. The privy vauitistull. The sink waste-pipe comes within about three inches of connecting with au open box drain, which carries the filth from the house through the frout yard, and from there to an open gutter. ‘There is no connection from the house with the sewer in the street. No. 80 Archer aveaue, owued by John Kuboll, 936 North Hulsteed street. A three-stooy brick, of twelve rooms, oecupled by twelve persons. ‘The urinal is choked up. it being under toe side- walk, The privy is located on the top of the back part: of a shed In the rear of the second story. There {s a wooden soll-pipe, six fucbes in diameter, running up from the ground to the privy, and this is the means of carrying off the filth to the vault below. FIFTEENTH WARD. No. 93 Orchard street, owned by Louis Fried- rich. A two-story brick und frame, of eleven roums, occupied by seventeew persuus. The Inspector reports the plumbing work 4s very poor. ‘Tho waste-pipes are untrapped. ‘The Sewerage is poor and defective. The vault is full and very offensive. ie Waste-pipes discharged under the bouse. Under the kitcheu-tivor there bas accumulated some ten inches of sewage. Near the full privy fs nnother vault, covered over with bourds, which the owner has alluwed to stand unused and neglected. ns A menace to heulth and life, with its tilthy contents, besides adding to tne offensive surroundings. 33 Kroger street, owned by John Wilkow- yi two-story frame, of thirteen rooms, oc- cupied by a3 muny persons. Waste-pipes are OTFABH ed. ‘There are two full and overttowing: rivies. PINos, 159 and 161 North a: iam Telow. Luck of wate ions. No. 81 Orchard atreet, owned by William Yanke. Fifteen rovms, occupied by seventcen per- sons. Poor plumbiug work and untrapped swuste-pipes, Whicn run dircetiy into a six-ineh sewer, the end of the sewer-pipe being open. The catch-busin is under the house, and sends upits sickening odors through tho house. A cnild bas died in the nouse of croup, and another of cholera infantum. SIXTEENTIL WARD. Nos, 156, 1564, and 183 North uvenue, Barnes & Parish, avents, 157 Lu Salle street. Tiwo-story brick Stores and dweliings. Ten rooms, occu- pied by twelve persons. ‘Ihe ytird of No. 156 is in a filthy condition. The sewers ure ground trapped. No. 13 Orchard street, owned by Fred Stada. ‘The waste-pipes are untrapped. Three very full, and very foul privics. The waste-pipes run into a box and thence into the privy. ‘Che stench in tho house Is almost unbearable. No. UH Lurrabee street, owned by A. Lewes, 55 Hulsted street. The piumbing-work Is poor and the waste-pipes are untrapped. The bouse is impregnated with stench from the sewers. No. 136 North avenue, owned by # mun nuroed ‘Two very full and very otfensive venue, owned by Will- closet. accommoda- privies } No. 200 Larrabee street, owned by a Mrs. Furtz. Two-story frame, containing sixteen rooms, and occupied by sixteen persons. Waste- pipes untrupped. ‘Two full and offensive privies. ‘Nos. 251 and 253 Clrpourn avenue, owned by Philip Scheinpp. Two-story frame of z two rooms, occupied by fifteen pers pipes untrapped. ‘Two full and otfensive priv- ies. Sewer-gus at times permeates the prem- Ises. ‘Nos, 617 and 619 Larrabee street, owned by Will- fam Knoke. ‘Taventy rooms, occupied by twen- ly-two persons, Plumbing work 13 very poor, and the wuste-plpes ure untrupped. Catch-busin and sewer both choked. There 13 stagnant water and sewage under basement floor, making the whole place unhealthy to five in, It needs a general sanitary overhauling. COMPULSORY VENTILATION. The new Jaw which compels owners and archi- tects to submit their plans to the Health Depart- ment for examination as to sewage aod ventila- tion of tenements which they sre: about to bulid seems to work welt. About 2 dozen plans are now in Dr. De Wolf's ottice and being examined by Mr. Genung. The plans, with their changes ure all photographed, so that there can be nuchange made in them after leaving the office of the Commissioner of Health. Archi- tects and builders seem to takekindiy to chances Suggested, and, upon the whole, th w inw promises to work well, and Sr. Geanta eas good etfeets from it in the near future by cut- ting down the number of cases of zymotic dis- euses und reducing the mortality among chil- dren. Dr. De Wolf also hus great: faith in the ultimate sanitary bencfits tobe derived: from the hiw. The Doctor wishes now that the had been in force two yearsago. He promise to enforce it this year as far a5 it will ro, bhow- ever, as many of the new buildings were started before the present law went into etfect. MORTALITY. : The denths in the city yesterday numbered forty-one. The denth-rate for the week will Aggregate over 400, which i3 about sixty-threo less than'last week. The deaths among children. under five years of age bave heen very larce, the percentuce berng about 75 of the total num- ber. This is exceedingiy large, and is due to the hot weather and badly-ventilated and illgsew- ered dwellings. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. ‘There were two new cases of small-pox-re- ported yesterday, and there was one putient dls- charged from the bospital. The cases reported were from No. 153 Newton place and No. 23 Laughton street. Diphtheria was reported from eas North Market street and No. 89 Ruble THE IRISH LAND BILL. The Shape in Which It Is Going Tnroush Parliament—A Pretty Fair Bill t€ the Land Court Treats the Ten= ants Juntly. London Spectator, Suly 2 We trust that the debate of Thursday will have removed the fear which seems to have. taken possession of the tenant-farmers of Ireland that the Government are so bent on conciliating the Tory Opposition that they are ready to minimize or even whittle av the substantial benetit which their Irish Land bill had promised to confer on the drish agriculturists. No one who really knows Mr. Gladstone would have had any fear that he would either mutilate the practi- eal efliciency of such a measure as this only in order to make it slip more easily through the meshes of Tory prejudice, or that he would fail to see where a mutilation of its efficiency was really threateued. But Thursday’s de- bate has, we venture to hope, put an end to these fears. By accepting Mr. Charles Rus- sell’s “amendment, as modified by Mr. Cart- wright, and describing as a fair rent such a rentas,in the opinion of the Court, after hearing the parties and “having regard to the interest of the landlord and tenant re- spectively,” and after considering all the circumstances of the case, holding, and dis- trict, a solvent. tenant would undertake to pay one year with another,—Mr. Gladstone has removed the fear which prevailed very generally iu Ireland that the omission of the detailed directions which the Government propose to drop out of Clause 7 will pe prejudicial to the interests of the tenant, and exempt the Court from taking fully into consideration what the tenant’s interest_in the holding really is. The words, “ Having regard to the interests of the landlord and tenant respect- ively.” really recognize emphatically the factof such a partnership of interest between them as itis the object of the whole'bill to reduce to something like distinct shape, and to strengthen with the character of u legal obligation, . But even this amendment, which simply puts in evidence what it is the object ot the whole bill to enforce, was not the most important of the incidents of ‘Thursday’s de- bate. Mr. Gladstone’s concession un the sub- ject of leases was the greatest proof that ho could have given of the absolute bona fides attitude towarus the Irish farmer. Ilo ines, very rightly, to interfere with rent provided for in a lease, where lease is otherwise to hold good, » considers this to be a matter of strict contract, with which it would be demoralizing to interfere. But hecousents to allow the Court to consider any case which can be presented to it to show that between 1870 and the passing of this bill a lease has been extorted inequitably,—that fs, on terms virtually inconsistent with the provisions of the Land act of 1870. The Court is to have power altogether to quash any lease whicn itregards us unfairly squeezed out of the tenant by threats inconsistent with the fair equitable meaning of the act of 1870, and so. to replace the tenant in the same position in which he would have been if he were still a tenant from year to year, and without any Jease at all, “Of course, such cases will be exceptional, But the most moderate of the Irish members sincerely believe that they exist, and think it unfair that tenants out of whom a long lease had been in- equitably screwed between 1870 and 1871, by moral coercion, should now be put at a great disadvantage, 3s compared with ten- ants-at-will who had aceepted no lease. Nor is it only Thursday’s debate which ought to convince Irishmen that the Government are inearnest. Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s de- bates, on Mr. W. HL. Smith's amendments on the clause for raising the scale of compensa- tion for disturbances, proved that the Gov- ernment, havingsmade up their own minds concerning what is most reasonable, are not to be stirred frem their position by the taunts ofthe ‘Tory party. We believe that those Irish members who, like Mr. Shaw, have de- clared that nothing has vet happened to de- prive the bill of its beneficent purpose for dreland, are strictly within the mark. The bill will emerge from Committee not less efficient for the purpose: of protecting the Irish tenant than it was at first, and, more- over, better, simpler, and stronger, We do not wonder at the extreme Impor- tance attached by the Lrish farmers to the de termination of a ‘fair rent,” for on that sev- enth clause will depend, no doubt, the whol¢ future operation of the other portlous of the bill,—the figure of the rents at which copy- holds will be acquired by many Irish farmn- ers under the tenth and eleventh clauses of the bill, and the price at which the freehold willbe acquired by many others under the nineteenth and following clauses. Of course, it is of the first moment to the Irish farmer that if he is to become a copyholder he should become a copyholder at a reasonable rent;.and that if he is to become a freehold- erhe should purchase the freehold at a rea- sonable rate, which rate will, of course, de- vend in very great degree on the rate of rent fixed by the Court. i What we exnect is that, so soon as the rent has been fairly settled, tue transformation of tenaneles-at-will into “fixed” tenancies, or into freeholds, will begin to work, and will proceed yery rapidly. ‘Tenants will be eager for such a change, but hardly less eager than the landlords, so that in the course of a very few years the latter portions of this bill will have had so much etfect that the constitution of the Court determining the judicial rent will no longer be a matter of the first im- portance.. Get the Court fairly constituted and fairly set in motion at first, and not only will it be very dificult to alter Its procure, after a few years, but it will soun.be too late to alter it to the injury of the more thrifty and sazacious of the tenants of Ireland, ‘The fe at the constitution of the Court may be altered in a reactionary st hence is, we are convinced, a chimerical fear, both because it will hardly be possible to ef- fect such a change. and because such a charge, even if possible, would be hardly worth the while of reactionary politicians. << HYDE PARK. ‘The inability of the engine at the Water- Works to pumpa sutlicient supply of water to furnish the aemunds of the town Is becoming more and more evident, and so many complaints have come in tothe Board from those persons who live in districts remote from the Water- Works that it has been thought best to placa still greater restrictions on water consumers. Tn accordance lowing notice was issued from the Water-Com- missioner's office to the water consumers of the town, dated July I; “The inudequate supply of water. not even sullicient for domestic use, In the northern sec tion of the vilinge demands a strict enforce- ment of the rules regulating tho water surety These rules permit the use of hose, fur sprink- ling purposes only, for four hours a day, from 6 to84. m., and from 5 to 7 p. m., or from 6 tos p., m., if pi rred. The Boanl of Trustees have passed 4 resolution suspending the use of yund fountain between the hours of 9a. m. und 8 9. m. until Sept. 1. Persons repeutedly violating these rales will have the water cut off from their premises without further uotice.” ‘The Orst Instrumental concert of # series of sevento be given during the sum ner by the. South Park Commissioners occurred yesterd: ats p. m.in tho west division of tha South Purks. Although the afternoon was pleasant and cool after the morning shower, yet the clouds showed signsof more rain, and many who otherwise would bave attended preferred to remain at home. ‘Thus tho attendance, though urge, was snail In comparison with the number of peopte who frequented the purks to listen to the concerts of last year. The musia was under the direction of John Hand, and con- sisted of twenty-tive pieces. The progrum was finished at batf-pust 6, and the majority of the People returned. bome in their carringes, while the less fortunate ones were conveyed by. the park phaetons. The next concert will ve given next Saturfay afternoon in the Eaat Park, oa the shoreof Lake Michigan. 3 More health, sunshine, and joy in Ho: tata than in all ober reiodiea Oe se Soe FeRrs with this determination tho fol- _ spect aes